Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

PM assures farmers, says govt committed to their welfare

As farmers vowed to expand their protests over new farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday assured them that his government was committed to their welfare and that the legislations were......

Samajwadi Party protests in Upper House; forces 3 adjournments before noon

Samajwadi Party on Thursday forced three adjournments of Rajya Sabha in pre-noon session alleging discrimination by the Centre in releasing funds for Uttar Pradesh. Slogan-shouting SP members......

Modi's top 2 schemes: Swachch Bharat, Jan Dhan

Only a few, including Jan Dhan and Swachch Bharat, have caught “the imagination” of the country in the first two years of the Modi government while most of its other schemes have......

Govt aims to build 1.95 cr affordable houses in 2 years: FM

These houses will have amenities such as LPG, electricity and toilets, she said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the government will build 1.95 crore houses under the Pradhan......

Modi @ 2: The flop story of Pradhan Mantri schemes

Eight out of about 40 schemes are with the nomenclature starting Pradhan Mantri, but except Gramin Sadak and Rozgar Yojana, most others go barely acknowledged.     Only a few, including......

Budget: Will infra outlay of Rs 2.21 lakh crore boost growth?

  Allocating a major share to infrastructure that includes Rs 2.21-lakh crore (Rs 2.21-trillion) outlay, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said enhanced allocations coupled with reforms......

Govt plans NREGA-type scheme for urban poor

Buoyed by the success of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Actscheme, the government mulls an NREGA-type poverty alleviation programme for the urban poor. "The government is planning such a......